The Wheel of Destiny

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The Wheel of Destiny
Wheel of Destiny lobby card.jpg
Directed by Duke Worne
Written by George W. Pyper
Produced byDuke Worne
Starring Forrest Stanley
Georgia Hale
Percy Challenger
Cinematography Walter L. Griffin
Production
company
Duke Worne Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
  • October 1927 (1927-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Wheel of Destiny is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Forrest Stanley, Georgia Hale and Percy Challenger. [1]

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Synopsis

After being rejected by a snobbish society woman, a young man falls and loses his memory. He ends up in an amusement park where he gets a job and is befriended by a woman working in a sideshow. Eventually he regains his memory and returns home, but chooses to marry his new friend.

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References

  1. Munden p.883

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